Hear Me, My Chiefs! I Am Tired.

A Chief Called Lawyer, Because He Was A Great Talker, Took The Lead In The Council, And Sold Nearly All The Nez Perce Country.

I Only Ask Of The Government To Be Treated As All Other Men Are Treated. If I Cannot Go To My Own Home, Let Me Have A Home In A Country Where My People Will Not Die So Fast.

War Can Be Avoided, And It Ought To Be Avoided. I Want No War.

It Required A Strong Heart To Stand Up Against Such Talk, But I Urged My People To Be Quiet And Not To Begin A War.

I Believe Much Trouble Would Be Saved If We Opened Our Hearts More.